Combined mop head and wringer.



No. 75,449. Pmnfeu lune 4, lem. B. W. SMITH. COMBINED MOP HED ANDWB'INGER.

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No. 675,449. Patented lune 4, 190|. B. W. SMITH.

COMBINED MDP HEAD AND WBINGER.

(Application filed Dec. 31, 1900.) (No Modal.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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BANKS W. SMITH, OF ARVERNE, NEW YORK.

COMBINED MOP HEAD A-ND WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 675,449, dated June 4,1901. Application led December 3l, 1900. Serial No. 40,540. (No model.)

T0 all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, BANKS WV. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arverne, in the county of Queens and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Mop andW'ringer 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a combined mopholding device and mop-wringer;and it consists of certain novel features of combination andconstruction of parts, as willv be hereinafter described and claimed,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, made a part of thisapplication.

The object of my invention is to provide a reliably-efficient instrumentor device of the character specied whereby a mop or cloth employed tocleanse a floor may be manipulated without the necessity of the operatortouching the cloth with his hands.

Other objects and advantages will be made fully apparent from thefollowing specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmyinvention complete, showing the parts in such position as will enablethe operator to wring or twist the mopeloth and thus free it fromsurplus water. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of themop-holding head and also the guide coperating therewith and a portionof the frame. Fig. 3 is a transverse central section of the partsillustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. i is a side View showing my combined mopstick and wringer ready to be applied to the work of cleansing thefloor. Fig. 5 is a similar view to that shown in Fig. 4, excepting thatthe jaws are shown to be opened. Fig. 6 isa plan view of the outer faceof the mop-holding head and also of the cross-head employed to operatethe jaws, showing a portion of the framework in section.

In order to conveniently refer to the several features of my inventionand their coperating accessories, numerals will be employed, of which 1indicates the body portion or handle proper of my improved combined mopand wringer, which is provided with the enlarged end or head 2, to eachend of which is secured the side sections 3 of the frame1 said sidesections being substantially parallel with each other and connectedtogether at their outer ends by the end member thereby providing asubstantially rectangular framework, and designed to be reciprocatedwithin said framework is the cross-head 5, which is provided with endrecesses of sufficient size to loosely receive the parallel sections 3,thereby permitting said head to be freely reciprocated within theconfines of the framework or be tween the end of the head 2 and themember 4, as will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out.

The cross-head 5 is provided centrally with a bore of sufficient size toreceive the controlling stem or handle 6, which extends loosely througha bore provided in the handle proper, 1, and is provided at its outerendwith the manipulating-handle 7, whereby said con-l trolling-handle maybe freely reciprocated within said bore and thereby draw the mopholdingmember 8 away from or force the same in the position contiguous to theend member 4 during the operation of the device.

The mop holding member 8 is provided with a longitudinal groove 9 on itsouter surface, said groove being of proper'size to receive theanchoring-bail l0 and the mop-cloth 11, disposed around said bail. Thebail 10 is pivotally secured at one end of the mop-holding member, as bythe anchoring rivet or rod 12, while t-he opposite end of the bail isbent at right angles to the body portion, thus providing the stem 13,which is properly curved, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that the same willremain in place when forced downward within the end recess 14, providedin the contiguous end of the member 8.

In order that the mop-holding member S may be freely turned during theoperation of twisting or wringing the mop -cloth 11, as shown in Fig. 1,the controlling-handle 6 is rotatably secured in an aperture provided inthe cross-head 5, but prevented from having longitudinal movementtherein by means of the washer 15 and pin 16, it being understood thatthe mop-head 8 may be secured to the end of the controlling stem orhandle G in any preferred way, as by the set-screw 17. (More clearlyshown in Fig. 3.)

The end member 4 not only serves the purpose of completing theframework, but also constitutes one of the jaws of my mop-holding deviceor wringer, said jaw being immovable with respect to the other parts.

In order to provide a movable jaw designed to coperate with the member4, I provide the jaw-operating members 18, one for each side of theframework. The jaws 18 are pivotally secured to the parallel sections 3,as by the screw or bolt 19, and each jaw is also provided with alongitudinally-disposed curved slot or eccentric guide 20, designed toreceive the lug 2l upon the ends of the cross-head 5, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 6 and other views.

v To the outer ends of the controlling members 18 I attach the curvedsection or movable jaw 22, designed to lie parallel to and cooperatewith the stationary jaw or member 4, carried by the frame-sections 3,and by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be obvious that when thecross-head 5 is moved toward the head 2 the lugs 21 will first so actupon the controlling members 18 that the jaw 22 will be moved away fromthe stationary jaw 4 and that when the head 5 is moved still farther, sothat the lugs 22 will reach the ends of the groove 18 nearest thehandle, the jaw 22 will be brought tightly against the jaw 4 or anycloth interposed between them, and this movement or relationship of thejaws I utilize for the purpose of wringing the mop-cloth, as will behereinafter more particularly pointed out.

The end of the handle proper, 1, is pro.- vided upon one side with therecess 23, designed to receive la linger or lug 24,located at a pointnear the end of the controllinghandle 6, which will insure that said lugwill enter said recess when the cross-head 5 has been forced outward tothe desired point.

In Fig. 4 the cross-head 5 has been forced outward, so that the lugcarried by each end thereof occupies the extreme outer end of the camslots 20, thereby moving the jaw 22 tightly in engagement with the jaw 4or with the mop-cloth interposed between said members. This adjustmentwill take the strain olf of the bail 10 during the operation of usingthe instrument.

It will be understood that the several parts tion of my invention, theoperation or manner of using the same may be stated to be as follows: Asuitable mop-cloth is secured to the mop-holding section or member 8 inany suitable way, preferably by folding the cloth upon itself andextending the bail 10 through the folded end and moving said bail into aposition parallel with the member 8 and causing the right-angledextension 13 thereof to spring down into the end recess 14; The stem 6may be so withdrawn as to move the cross-head in the position shown inFig. 5, when the free end of the mop-cloth may be entered between thejaws 4 and 22. The stem 6 may be then forced inward, causing thecross-head 5 to move toward the fixed jaw 4, the result being that thelugs 21 will follow the grooves 2O and move the jaw 22 tightly inengagement with the cloth interposed between it and the jaw 4. Theinstrument is now in position for using in the usual manner, and afterbeing used it will .become necessary to rinse and cleanse the same,which may be done by entering the cloth in a tub of prepared water, andafter properly agitating the cloth in the contents of the tub it becomesdesirable to wring the surplus water therefrom, which may be readilyaccomplished without it being necessary for the operator to apply hishands thereto.

In order to wring the mop-cloth, and thus free it from surplus water,the stem 6 is withdrawn, thereby moving the cross-head 5 toward the head2 and incidentally operating the jaws by means of the lugs 21 followingthe grooves 20. The rst result of moving the cross-head 5 away from thestationary jaw will be to Withdraw the jaw 22 away from said stationaryjaw and permitting the mop-cloth to be drawn between the open jaws untilthe crosshead approaches the head 2, when the jaws will again close uponthe mop-cloth, and thus engage the free end thereof before it escapesbetween the jaws. The withdrawn position of the cross-head 5 isillustrated in Fig. 1, and it will be observed that when said cross-headis in said position the lugs 21 will so act upon the movable members 18through the medium of the slot 2O that the extreme end of the mop-clothwill be tightly gripped,` when by rotating the stern 6 the mop-holdingmember 8 will be turned, thereby causing the cloth to be twisted around,and thus freed from its surplus water. After the cloth has been thustightlyawisted the member 6 may be thrust inward, which action willagain open the jaws and permit the cloth to pass freely downward betweenthem, and when the cross-head 5 has reached a point adjacent to thestationary jaw 4 said jaws will again be locked and the operationrepeated. The several parts `of my invention are so made that any one ofthem may be readily replaced without the necessity of purchasing anentire new instrument.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described combined mop holder and wringer comprising atubular handle proper; a framework carried by the lower end of saidhandle; a cross-head reciprocating in said framework and having extendedends or IOO lugs 2l; a movable member pvotally secured on each side ofsaid framework and coperating with said lugs; a movable jaw connectingthe free outer ends of said members and oooperating with the end of saidframework; a mop-holding member 8 and suitable means to connect the mopthereto; a controllingstem for said mop-holding member designed to bereceived by said tubular handle said 1o lugs being designed to bereceived by a camslot in the movable members whereby the movable jawcarried thereby will clamp and release the mop-cloth at desiredintervals for the purpose specified and as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 15 in presence of twowitnesses.

BANKS W. SMITH. Vitnesses:

L. B. EDSELL, CALEB BASSENFELD.

